rustication

[ ruhs-ti-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. Also called rustic work. Architecture. any of various forms of ashlar so dressed and tooled that the visible faces are raised above or otherwise contrasted with the horizontal and usually the vertical joints.
2. the act of a person or thing that rusticates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rustication¹

First recorded in 1615–25, rustication is from the Latin word rūsticātiōn- (stem of rūsticātiō ). See rusticate, -ion

Example Sentences

He’s expected — and expects himself — to use his rustication as a chance to recharge, and then to step right back onto the relentless escalator of his career.

From New York Times

It is there as rustication and entablature — there, too, on one of the city’s main churches, Santo Domingo de Guzmán.

From New York Times

They use a wonderful kind of Venetian rustication framing deeply carved details made with layers of colored cement called sgraffito.

From New York Times

His neglect of prescribed studies, and disregard of college discipline, resulted in his rustication just before commencement in 1838.

From Project Gutenberg

Change of scene is a good thing, but utter solitude, under the names of rustication and rest, is a penalty I never willingly undergo.

From Project Gutenberg